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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15

AlIIttII NA tIINdsVIS NIIIHh NIIHN n
good many teachers in the public schools
make mistake In not urging the scholars 10
talk more-the laconIc reply Of yes" or MOI
on the part Of a scholar not being conducive
TO the process OF thinking. Questions should
be put IN such a manner by the teacher that
the pupil viii be bound TO use one or more
sentences, thus exercising the mind more ana
acquiring a better knowledge Of the construc.
ton Of the English language.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
so-cALLeD soILlNo-oowN pRoctss
A Desideratum in Literary Work That is
Called for More and More.

A Desideratum In Literary Work That IL
Called for More and More.
Condensation Of thought and words,
whether IL be in the composition Of the
scholar the letter Of the business man, or the
work of the average writer, is something
more than the pruning Of sentences or the
elimination of words More even than the
boiling down process, which, while reducing
the mental palladium 10 the smallest possible
compass preserves and even heightens rs
original richness color and strength.
Now taking the work Of the average writer
as an illustration, Il is perhaps a trtiism to
say that there are short stories and short
stories OF one kind Il Is safe 10 assert TINT
almost any person Of ordinary intellect can
write such. or the other and desirable sort
not only the average but the skilled writer
knows how much more difficult of accom-.
plishment II Is than the longer story, though
this at tho outset may seem paradoxical 70
the average reader.
But reader and writer alike are beginning
10 see that this desiderntum in literary works
Is called for more and more, especially now
That the brightest and most progressive Of
our daily and weekly Journals are devoting
considerable space 10 the publication Of
matter which was once relegated 10 the
purely literary paper or magazine Syndi.
Gates are furnishing much matter 10 the gen.
eral press all over the country, and it Is
noticabl, that their printed instructions "a
contributors make the greatest limit Of word,
$500, tho lcast number being 800 In these
short stories.
Said an editorial recently; "It requires far
more ingenuity, II not genius, 20 create this
TYNE of flction-to give N papp Of human life
complete in itself with graphic rounded and
vital personalities, than 20 produce an equal
quality Of work in the elaborate novel; Or,
In other words, by reducing condensation 10
not only fine art, but a science, 20 embody
In the briefest space n simple motive with
dramatic treatment, brevity though not pau
city OF description, and while carefully and
naturally preserving the unitics, hold the
readers strict attention 10 the intensified but
not overdrawn climax. Frank H. Converse
In Boston Globe.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
saving. Of chicago. Mrs. partInrton

~
There is certain society leader, noted for
her 8 o'clock teas and her attentions TO young
men Of a certain class, who through a mix
ture OF ignorance and carelessness has become
famous for her Malaprop sayings The prom
inent position to which her position and her
wealth have forced her make her blunders all
the more noticeable--so much 80, in fact, that
she has been given the sobriquet Of "rhe south
side Darlington"
p Not long ago a musicale took place at her
house, 10 which she had invited some Of the
leading musicians Of the city. After part OF an
Informal programme had been gone through
with she approached noted performer on
the piano and asked him II he would not
"please impoverish something just TO enter
tain the company, you know She Is con-
stantly speaking of the amount OF her expen-di-
lures. She told all her friends that her
physician had required her TO adopt more
regular regiment When they asked for an
explanation OF the use to which she was 20
put the militia they discovered she meant
regimen She has library Of books her
knowledge Of which Is confined 10 the covers
Some one looking through her shelves re-
marked; ~ sec you have several translations
Of the Had. Whose do you preferP "Oh,
Homer's-very much,n said the charming
lady, with exquisite blandness She bought
from Wabash avenue art house "Mater
Doloroso,p which she hung upon her parlor
walls and exhibited as tho Mate OF the
Doloroso, you know. Chicago News
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
LOVERS MOOD.

o lips, be still, and let the heart make speech;
Her lghtest thought is far beyond your
reach.
And, worldly wisdom, unto faith give sway
Your brightest light but darkens this dim
day.
place to rest in, tender sense OF love,
The heart that seeks stu finds-whatc'er ye
prove,
Lip speech, earth-lore, that men account 30
wise
still in the dark hears lovers sweet replies.
All needless Of the distance that divides,
Since in all space the lovers soul abides,
And knows and trusts the heart against it's
own,
As heart by tongue to heart is ne'er made
known.
Sing, then, thy song, heart, whose beat l
bear;
She Is not far when thought of her is near,
And she must hear thy singing over all
That world-lore saith or foolish lips let fall.
--Lippincott's Magazine
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
story Told by n Prominen, sculptor.

NNpNN AOAN ny HtulNtOTs
A prominent sculptor the other day, while
putting the finishing touches 20 a fine portrait
bust that lac bad been working for some time,
told me the following little story OF Grant and
Mcclellan. He wore n long, loosely buttoned
linen buster, aud pushed back ON his had was
n red fez, with black tassel attached by a
cord 10 the middle Of the crown. As the
sculptor told his story and sciutinized his
work at the same time the tlsse bobbed
oddly from side 10 side.
ain 1852, when Mcclellan was commanding
the army OF the Potomac he said, ~ had oc-
casion 10 visit the foundry Of Robert Wood a.
Co., In Philadelphia. While there chanoed TO
fall In with the old sculptor Bailey, and he
showed me a small statuette OF Mcclellan that
he had just finished. IL showed the general on
a spirited war-horse, with military trappings,
and IL WIS altogether an exceedingly we'll
executed group. II was popular, too for he
sold few copies In tho bronze and large
number OF the plaster-of paris casts. After
the battle OF Antictam, and when Mcclellan
had retired from the service, / visited the
foundry again and saw the same statuette,
with the exception that McClellans head had
been replaced by one Of Grant--Otherwise the
statuette remained unaltered, joked Bailey
about the tricks OF the trade, and so on, and
be replied by saying: Well Grant and Nc.
Clellan are about tho same height, weight
and figure, you know, and seen from a dis
lance with their hats on they look good deal
alike. / can't do anything more with Nc
Clellan-he's gone up-so thought I'd just
utilize what could OF his statuette by put
ting Grants head on Macs shoulders. Cor
Chicago News.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
MetallIc NIatter Pound In plant..

Late Investigations indicate that the chloro-
phyll, or green coloring substance OF the
leaves, is most liable 20 pick up metallic mat
ter absorbed by tho roots of plants. When
vines have been MANFRED with sulphate OF
copper, most OF the metal is deposited In the
leaves, merely n trace appearing in tho juice
of the grapes. Tea-leayes contain much iron
doubtless due 10 the ochreous soil ON which
they best grow.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
soups for the Use of InvaIlds.

A writer In The Therapeutic Gazette ro-
commends soups made OF lentil -four. mixed
with one-eighth part OF ground malt, for the
use OF invalids. In warming, the diastase Of
the malt converts the flour into soluble and
easily-digested substances. The soup may be
favored with beef tea. The writer says that
lentil 1onr contains more inorganic salts and
twice as much heterogeneous material as wheat
or oat four-Boston Budget
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
A Powerful Little Couuterfeiter's Pres.

Secret service detectives have found a
counterfeiter's press which can be put into a
market basket, and yet win crush the hardest
silver TO a ragged film. Its operation is so
easy and silent that the hand Of child can
strike off coins from planchettes under its dies,
and no sound OF its movement will be heard
two yards away Chicago Herald.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
TIE Volcanic Appearanoe of rahItI,

Tahiti rises abruptly OFT OF the Pacific
ocean. Its surface is but Jagged mountain
ridge with a lovely little valley and slopes.
The surface OF the mountain country is very
volcanic in appearance. The hills, dales and
Lodges present perfect carpet of matted
,hrubbery in tropical life and dress. ~ DetScit
Free Press
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
Declmntod hx LInuor and Lnnrnar.

DIR. G, l.. Fitch, who has been for five years
in charge Of Kakaako eper hospitals in Hon
olulu, thinks that in fifteen years there viii be
only enough natives left to make curiosities
Liquor and leprosy are killing them off.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
Ruined BY YeiIow-Covered Literature.

Capt Jack Crawford, the famous western
scout, says; "If | had my way ! would inn
prison for life all writers and publishers Of
tine yellow-backed lies that ruin many young
men aud bring them west to fight Indians
Inter Ocean
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

An unusual number Of white varieties OF
animals have been noticed in Germany. A
white channels was shot in the Totengebirge,
a white fsh-otter was caught near Luxem-
burg, white cartridges were shot near Bruins
wick, and a white fox was killed in Hessen.--
Arkansaw Traveller
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

II has been demonstrated by Mr.. j. w.
Slater that caterpillars are affected by mag
netic currents, which hinder their develop
ment and even kill them.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

Among Miss Gladstones wedding presents
was a box Of homeopathic medicines.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

A New Orleans paper calls lynch-law hang
ings "informal executions" That's drawing
the impromptu moose as mildly as words
could.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
For Sale Cheap:

TWO SECONDHAND PHAETONs.
l. both in good order One second hand
Top Cart, San Leandro Patent
Two good horses, broken 10 carriage or sad
die, perfectly gentle,
One bullock cart, nearly new, for sale chear
and warranted to be A. No. I.
Please cal and see the above offers before
making purchases elsewhere.
F. ]. HIGGINS,
Fort Street Shooting Gallery.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

The Panama canal has lO2, 900 stockholders,
Of whom 10000 are women.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

Nearly 5000 tons of iron ore were sold in
Cleveland during 1885.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

The latest things in guests visiting cards
have rice sprinkled on them
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

A Chicago woman ordered the lining OF her
husbands coffin TO match his whiskers.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08
WANTED.

Rive GOOD CARPENTERS CAN
L ind immediate employment on application
at GULlCk'S AGENCY, 80 Merchant ST..
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

Casks Dupee Hams,
Cash, CA Hams. Case. R. b. Bacon.
Cases Fairbanks Lard. } ID. pail,
Cases Fsiissai'. lsd';. is. p.n
Cases whitnsy's Butter, in tim,
Half hrkns Butter, Gilt Edge.
Or. hrkins Butte fdEs
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a LARGE AssoRrMHSr
Best California Leather

Sole, Insole, Harness, skrting and Uppsn
French aud American Calfskink,
Sheep Skins, Goat Skins
Saddles and. Saddle Trees
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LOWEST MARKET RATES.
M. W. MCChesney & Sons

Queen Street.
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Gases Nicnacs,
Cases Estra Soda Crackers,
Cases Medium Bread,
Cases Cracked Wheat, 10 10 bags,
Cases Corn Meal, white, 10 10. bays
Cases Dat Meal. 10 To- Bags,
Cases Corn Starch.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

Cases California Honey, ID. tins,
Cases King, Morse Cos, fresh canned
Fruits, Jellies and Vegetables
Bales Wrapping Paper extra qua ny
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-08

These good, are nov and fr..h, and Will be sold
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Gases NeaC Cheese.

Pure Java Coffee, Roasted and Ground, ID. tins
Sacks Green Coffee,
Chests Japan lea, 10. papsn,
Chests japan Tea. y ID. psrsr
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06
The EtOn BLOCK Club.

In the good old times" Eton boys
used to get into great scrapes when
they went poachlng in Windsor Park
sometimes they were caught One dark
night two Of them had planned a fine
excursion. One of ,hem-he was after
ward . cabinet minister of Great
Britain-was getting out of his window
very quietly. thinking he heard his
friend below waiting for him.
us all right?" he whispered.
fright as my left leg!" answered a
voice. and the boy dropped into the
arms Of the head-master.
DR.. Keate logged more than eighty
boys at one time. They were fifth-fOrm
boys. and they had started q little re-
bellion against the doctor. So he had
the tutors bring them to him. two or
three al . time. after they had gone to
bed, and he took 'em one by one; it
was after midnight before he was
through. Well. at last tine old flogging-
block itself was carried of. That was
when DR.. Hawtrey was master. One
morning-it WAS the day after a boat
race against Westminster lot of the
boys we're sent up to his room to be
logged; but the block wasn't there. nor
the birch, neither.
Three of the boys managed to get the
block out in the night and sent it up to
London. 1t was the seat of the presi-
dent ofthe Elton Block Club" up in Lon
don for a long time. Nobody could
belong to that club who hadn't been
logged at Elton three times. The boys
used to talk the Hngcing I'VE in their
debating society. They don't have such
aogging any more.-Edwin d. Head.
in 81. Nicholas.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06
Lincoln on OuarreIs.

After telling of the Shields duel in the
January Century, NicOlay and Hay give
the following: ''This was MIR. LincOln's
last personal quarrel. Although the
rest Of his life was passed. in hot and
earnest debate. he never again descend
ed to the level of his anniversaries. who
would gladly enough have resorted to
unseemly wrangling. In later years it
became his duty to give an official
reprimand to a young officer who had
been court-martinled for n quarrel with
one of his associates. The reprimand
is probably the gentlest recorded in the
annals of penal discOurses. and it shows,
in few words. the principles which
ruled the conduct Of this great and
peaceable man. 1t has never before
been published. and it deserves to be
written in letters of gold on the walls of
every gymnasium and college:
1.-The advice Of a father to his son.
Beware of entrance to a quarrel. but
being in. bear it that the opposed may
beware Of thes!' is good. but not the
best. Quarrel not at all. No man re-
solved to make the most of himself can
spare time for personal contention.
Still less can he afford to take all the
consequences. including the vitiating of
his temper and the loss of self-control.
Yield larger things to which you a
show no more than equal right; and
yield lesser ones though clearly your
own. Better give your path to q dog
than be bitten by him in cOntesting for
the right. Even killing the dog would
not cure the bite"
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06

MIR. WI. WEsTLAKE. stock raiser and
breeder of thoroughbred horses, living
near AvOca, Nebraska, was badly injured
by being thrown from a sulky. After
using liniments and consulting physi-
clans, without being afforded any relief,
he obtained "a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm from the druggist AT Avoca.
which he began using and noticed a
change for the better, after a few appli-
cations; in two weeks he entirely recov-
ed the use of his arm. 1t is unequaled
for severe bruises and sprains, rheuma-
tism and lame back. Sold by Dowty 4
Heitkemper.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06
Little Eolls' World.

Ear avay. aid yet 80 near Us. Hes Q hnd
where all have been.
Played beside its sparkling "A'efSs os"o~
along its meadows green, "A.
Where the busy world we dwen IN auo is
noises only seem
Iike the echo of . tempest or the Snaoo" oiS
And it grows not old forever. sweet and
u il is to-day,
IT'S the Land Of Little People, where tne
happy children play.
And the things they know and see there are
40 wonderful and grand,
Things that wiser folks and Older cannot moW
nor understand;
In the woods they meet the fairies, mud the
giants in their caves,
See the palaces of clOudland, ana tne meFmen
in the waves.
Know what all the brides sing OF, hear the Be-
crets OF the f1ow'rs,
For the Land of Little People is another
world than ours.
Once twas ours; its ours no longer; TOT
when nursery-iime is Ger,
Tbro' the Land of Little People We may wan
der never more.
But we hear their merry voices q We zee
them at their play,
And our own dark world grows brlgnter ano
we seem as young as they,
Roaming over shore and meadow, taxing 10
the birds and flow rs,
For the Land OF Little People IS q lsarer
world than ours.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06

OraWln 1lLci ner ilarriaKe tuos
l was presented. and the queen did not
receive; but aiierward l had a capital
opportunity to see her. 1t was at the
launching of the Victoria, at which l
was invited to be present by the duke
of Somerset A brilliant company was
assembled awaiting her majesty. At
last there was a commotiOn and l sup
posed the queen was coming. looked
earnestly for some appearance of royal
ty. but only saw a stout elderly lady.
whose self aud toilet. l thought would
make a good caricature for Punch as
The British Matron Abroad She was
very broad, both of stature and of
breath, and her face was red and cross.
Her toilet consisted Of n large. gayly-
plaided poplin. 70 short in the skirt rs
to expose the tops OF a par of heavy
walking shoes. A long. loose velvet
sack fitted so tightly over the full dress
that it gave the wearer's figure . BARREL
like appearance, and a dark green hat
of uncut velvet. its plumage draggled by
rain and blown by the wind. was worn
on a head that did not suggest familiar
ty with q crown. but the finishing blem-
ish was a huge muff OF royal ermine
suspended round the lady's fat neck by
a cord. and which, not being in use,
wobbled helplessly back and forth over
her well-rounded body.
"'Who is that funny. fussy woman?'
l asked laughingiy of my naval escort, .
British officer.
Good heavens. padamer said he,
in a low voice, that is u gracious
sovereign!
'.For Il moment 1 was speeches., but
not half convinced. until l noticed that
all the gentlemen were standing, hats
of, and o ~fiue-loOking gentleman. whom
I recognized as Prince Albert, joined the
lady in plaid. also standing uncovered.
The day was cold. bleak. and cherries;
the wind whistled around us. and great
rain-drops fell. really felt my first
CLEAN of admiration for her Britannia
majesty when she ordered the gentle
men. including her husband. to put on
their hats"
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06
An End 10 Bone scr.~a.<

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg,
ILL.,, ssys: "Having received 40 mucb
benefit iror. Electric Riner-, 1 feel il
my GH'y "a :vi sutr. :ng humanity
nav II. HIVE lad - uunainy snre
IN nv leg iOr eiw',. ,c:,-: NV doc.
'Ora told 'ie I wcpd have T., have The
Done scr'pcd or ley anpuis'sd. |
nsed, instead, three bo'tia. -, + cure
Biiters ana seven boxes g., s-,..-
Armies Ss'va. and nv leg j. :.,~
'nu"d a:i;! @eiI." .
Electric 4i'iars ave so'a a, II ,,
cents a battle, and Rr,si.,'s sr..r,
SsiVe AT Z.'c. Ter b0x bv Dy~iy a
HeitkeE:peI's.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06

Il tell you I'm . horrid. false. treach-
erous girl! There-let-let me 60. And
and l put pow-powder on my nose!
in a rising lyrical burst
'-Oh yes. | saw it." very calmly. IA
great mistake. too. You leave pearl
powders to your fair cousin. l prefer.
those freckles myself" looking down at
the face still pressed against his coat
They're horrid, tool"
oh, mo-"
After q pause:
Henry" in a still small voice and
carefully. Cousin Gray's visit to Isle
did not turn out just as she intended,
did it?"
A laugh.
Not just I can't say I'm in the
least sorry. either. Are your"
But this. being a thoroughly unfair
question. neither deserved mol obtained
an answer.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06

This anecdote about himself was told
by the late DR.. Magoon: When the
doctor was a student at Colby his
supply of money was very small. One
Saturday he started for Pishon's Ferry,
intending to preach on Sunday, with
out . cent in his pocket He walked
as far as the ferry. but how to get
across was a problem. The ferry
man was waiting, and to hesitate was
to be lost" said the doctor. so l
stepped into the boat and sat down
with apparent Where are
you going2' asked the ferryman. Co
ing across to preach l replied. As
We touched the other shore l asked
how much the fare was. Nothing
was the answer, and l took my bundle
and went on my way rejoicing."-
Wotervills (Ne.) Sentinel.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-06
Nomenclature of Iron and Steel.

Pig-iron is melted direct from the
ore in the furnace. and contains from
3 to 5 per cent. of carbon. When
melted 1t is called "cast-iron" or
metal"
Spiegel iron is precisely the same. but
contains in addition from 8 to Is per
cent. of manganese.
Bar-iron. often called wrought-iron, is
pig-irOn which has been smeltcd and
deprived of nearly all its carbon. either
in q pudding furnace or by the WALTON,
Lancashire, or other analogous process;
the spongy la or ball of iron is usual
ly hammered or rolled into a bar.
Puddled steel is precisely the same
as ..bar-iron." except that the process
of pudding is stopped when rather
more than half of the carbon has been
removed from the pig-lron. There is
consequently no hard and fast lines
between bar-iron and puddled steel.
the one intergradIng to- the other by
imperceptible degrees. Although there
are an indefinite number of interme-
diate stages between the softest bar-iron
and the hardest puddled steel, and
oiIuOOSu ~ "a AIhOOSolOHO y 6tutO u
exact percentage of carbon which marks
the dividing line between the one and
the other. it is usual to call all puddled
bars which cannot be hardened in
water bar-iron, and all those which can,
puddled steel. This dividing line falls
somewhere near a mixture containing
1-2 per cent of carbon.
B~lister-stecl is bar-iron which has
been converted into steel in a convert
ing furnace. and varies in the amount
of carbon which it contains from IL to
l 1-2 per cent
Bar-steel is blister-steel which has
been tilted or rolled down to the size
required.
Cast-stcel is steel that hiss been
melted in a pot" and poured into n
''mold." thus becoming an ..ingot,"
which is afterward hammered and
rolled to the size required. 1t may be
of various ~''tempers.' varying in per-
centagc of carbon which they contain
from 3-4 or less to l 1-2 or more.